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To try and to fail is not laziness
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You are beautiful, but learn to work, for you cannot eat your beauty.
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A chattering bird builds no nest.
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Beauty is not sold and eaten
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Home affairs are not talked about on the public square.
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
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Rich people sometimes eat bad food.
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One spoon of soup in need has more value than a pot of soup when we have an abundance of food.
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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